Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-21
EVERYBODY FRANTIC WITH TERROR.

EVERYBODY FRANTIC WITH TERROR.
Mr.. Appleby. one of the passengers
saved, said: " / was in my berth. as also
were many others, when the crash came
| Immediately rushed on deck, followed by
a confused crowd. Upon first reaching the
deck did not think anything much was
the matter till / saw that the port bow was
stove in, close to the rigging, and laid open
for great space. The passengers soon
crowded back, and the Captain and officers
shouted for the boats to be lowered.
The vessel was then settling down by the
head, and the excitement was at its worst
| had hardly time to look around me be-
fore the vessel tilted over on her port side,
throwing the passengers and crew together
on that side of the vessel
" Most of the boats were then worthless.
Two boats on the port side were swung out
and lowered, but the other six were use
less. While the sailors were endeavoring
to lower the boats the passengers hindered
them by rushing frantically against them.
The crew tried to keep the passengers back,
thus losing valuable time. When the
boats were finally lowered there was rush
to get into them. ! tried, too, but did not
stand chance. Then l decided to trust
to life-belt. The scene on deck was ap-
palling The passengers and crew. were
crowded together, and the shrieks of the
women, the cries of children and shouts of
men were frightful. Some of the passen.
gers were on their knees praying.
" When the Scholten sank beneath our
feet there was struggle in the water.
Most of us had life belts. Sarah Gold,
Stepney Robson and / kept together. We
clung to each other and drifted toward the
Ebro, and finally reached the Ebron
The second officer declares that every
hn1 to1-a ~
Scholten. A good lookout was kept and
Captain Taat not only had the ordinary
watch on the bridge at the time of the dis
aster. but all the officers who intended to
remain there until the vessel was fairly
down the channel. The Captain was last
seen at his post trying to quiet the passen-
gers and get boat off.
OFFICERS STATEMENTS.
An officer of the Scholten states that the
Rosa Mary was carrying no side-lights but
was showing the usual masthead light to
indicate that size was lying at anchor.
They steered straight down the channel
leaving her sufficient room 10 pass clear.
When they drew near they found she was
steaming ahead and making right on to
them. They tried to signal her off, but it
was too late. She struck the Scholten on
the port bow, ripping off the plates for
ooiHe ulStdIce anu exposing tne interior.
The hole thus made extended below the
water-line.
The officers of the Rosa Mary avow that
they were lying at anchor, and were run
into. They say they did not weigh anchor
| until morning. .
1t is reported that the Captain of the Rosa
Mary denies the statement that his vessel
was in collision with the Scholten. He
avows that the Rosa Mary was injured by
collision with another vessel while lying at
| anchor.
Captain Taat. of the Seholten had only
recently been appointed TO the command of
that vessel, succeeding Captain Bouier
DIR. Ayme, of the wrecked steamer
Scholten, is of the opinion that the Rosa
Mary had just weighed anchor, and that
the crew had forgotten to put up the side
lights. He says many of those saved were
paralyzed with the cold and were with
difficulty resuscitated. ....
EVIDENCE AGAINST THE ROSA MARY.
1t is stated that Hastings mackerel-
boat reports that her nets were damaged
yesterday afternoon by a steamer, and that
while chasing the steamer the latter was
seen to collide with the Scholten. Ii is
worthy of note that fragments of nets were
found on the bow of the Rosa May